Eid ul Adha 2016 celebrated with joy and laughter across India

Eid Al-Adha or Bakri Eid is being celebrated by Muslims across the world and in India too, starting from early morning as they visited mosques and other areas marked out for the congregation to offer special Eid Namaz.

Eid Al-Adha or Bakri Eid is being celebrated by Muslims across the world and in India too, starting from early morning as they visited mosques and other areas marked out for the congregation to offer special Eid Namaz. People are dressed in their best clothes and have been shopping at markets that have been beautified just for this occasion. After the customary hugs and greetings of ‘Eid Mubarak’, they set off for the ceremonial sacrifice of goats. The meat and other edibles are thereafter shared with friends, neighbours and kin. Check out how the festivities went here:

Mathura: Children dressed in colors of Indian national flag offer namaz on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in Mathura on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at Sarkhej Roja in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” that commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son before God stayed his hand. During the holiday, Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute part of the meat to the poor. (AP Photo)

Indian Muslims offer prayers during Eid al-Adha at the Vasi Ullah mosque in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” that commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son before God stayed his hand. During the holiday, Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute part of the meat to the poor. (AP Photo)

Mumbai : Muslim community people offering Namaz at Zulla Maidan on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in Mumbai on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

New Delhi: Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at Jama Masjid in New Delhi on Tuesday. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” that commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son before God stayed his hand. During the holiday, Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute part of the meat to the poor. PTI Photo by Kamal Kishore (PTI Photo)

A Muslim boy offers prayers among adults during Eid al-Adha at the eidgah in Jammu, India, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” that commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son before God stayed his hand. During the holiday, Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute part of the meat to the poor. (AP Photo)